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A lot of people have already seen this--but it was fun to make, so I thought I'd post it here too. :) 

Learn sign language. Reach proficiency in Spanish. Reach proficiency in many languages--French, Japanese, Russian, German, Chinese, Hebrew, Greek, Korean, Polish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, etc! Use them. Learn to play the piano. Read anything and everything I can get my hands on, at least once. Run. Get a gym membership and use it. Donate 10 feet to Locks of Love (multiple donations, of course! I think I'm at about 3 right now). Bake amazingly. Cook well. Sky dive (or bungee jump). Write a book. Maybe publish it. Teach English as a second language. Travel the world, or travel a small part of it. See absolute poverty. Be changed by it. Work to change it. Live in some place I never thought I'd live. Love. Be loved. Get married. Have children. Study the Bible. Go on a road trip. Sleep on the beach. Take a ballroom dancing lesson. Make pottery. Write a letter to the editor. Do yoga. Be on retreat for thirty days. Vote. Walk ten miles (or more). Sew a quilt. Plant a garden. Go white-water rafting. Learn to knit. Be crafty. Set up a computer by myself. Stop biting my nails. Work with an adult literacy program. Sing without caring how it sounds. Dance without caring how I dance. Take an African dance class. Sew an outfit. Work for a non-profit. Be organized, if only for a day. Learn to ride a bike. Learn to ski. Go to France and eat nothing but bread, cheese and pastries. Drink nothing but champagne--in enough moderation so as to enjoy my trip. Fall in love with a cause, or several. Be changed by loving it and being active in it. Host another exchange student, or several. Give up shopping for a year. Realize how many blessings I have. Keep my friends and family close. Graduate from school, college and seminary. Seek ordination. Live, laugh, love and eat a good deal of dark chocolate and Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

AGH! I have so much more stuff I should be doing. lmao

Remembering freshman year notes: "I think I can...I think I can...I think I can..." lol

Signing off, 

the little engine that could

• Wisdom teeth out =P    
• Japanese, sem. 1 = almost  P                                       
• AP French, sem. 1 = sort of  P                                             
• Christmas clean-up and thank-yous =  half      P (on the clean-up side)
• Grandpa's move into memory care =  no       P
  

Obituaries are so telling. It's driving me crazy. I think, though, what's driving me crazier is how emo I'm being about it. I'm not a person who likes not knowing. All I want is a fragment to hold onto, and then I'll be satisfied, and I can move on. It's just like the next piece in the puzzle. You have to know these things to know yourself. And then you can move on...really.

I have happier things to tell though. 

Yesterday, we went to visit my grandpa and he was doing extremely well. He was up for a walk and then did word games. He was a little out of it today, but he's still doing well. We're going to go over tomorrow to hopefully get him up, shaved and dressed for some fresh air and the service at church for Christmas Eve. If not, at least the shave. He's definitely being sprung for Christmas though. :) 

The Christmas Pageant went really well this morning too. People really came together to make it happen. It wasn't perfect by any means, but the children were adorable (of course). You can't go wrong with that. :) --favorite moment was the dove sticking her tongue out at the sheep who was trying to take the shepherd's cane while the cow tried to stop chaos. lol. 

I am officially done with Christmas shopping too. Just wrapping and baking ahead--TWO DAYS!! :D

As I probably won't post again before that, 

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!